Maximum daily and weekly hours and days per week for minors under 16
unless other age indicated

during school hours

outside school hours

Employment certificate

Age certificate

Daily/Weekly

Days per week

Federal: Fair Labor Standards Act (FSLA) applies to migrants
and local residents regardless of farm size or number of man-days of farm labor
used on that farm.

16

14, 12 with written parental consent or on farm where parent is
employed. Under 12 with written parental consent on farms exempt from Federal
minimum wage provisions *

proof of age not required

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Alaska

16

14

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18

schoolday or week: 9 for work and school combined /23

6 under 18

Arizona

16

14

proof of age not required

8/40 non school period. schoolday or week: 3/18

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Arkansas

16

14

16

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8/48 10/54; 16 and 17

6 under 18

California

18,

16 if not required to attend school

12

18

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8/40, only on non-schoolday, 12 and 13 8/40 schoolday/week: 3/18 8/48,
16 and 17 4 schoolday, (8 on a schoolday that precedes a non schoolday) 16 and
17 if required to attend school 2

6

Colorado

16

12

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18 on request

8/40, under 18. 6 on schoolday under 16. In seasonal employment
involving perishable products where paid by piece- work, minors 14 or older may
work up to 12 hours in a 24-hour period and up to 30 hours in a 72-hour period
(not more than 8 hours a day for more than 10 days in any 30-day period).

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Connecticut (separate agriculture child labor law)

16

14

proof of age or agriculture
permit required to age 16.

8/48

6

Delaware (farm work exempt unless performed in hazardous
occupations)

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Florida

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14

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18 (proof of age)

8/40 schoolday or week: 3 when followed by schoolday /15. 8/30 when
school is in session, 16 and 17.

6

Hawaii

18, 16 if not legally required to attend school

14, 15 in pineapple harvesting

10 in coffee harvesting

16

18 applies only to 16 and 17

6/30 no more than 5 consecutive days, under 14 in coffee harvest in
non-school period. 8/40; schoolday or week: 3/18, 14 and 15. 8/48
in pineapple harvesting from June 1 through the day before Labor
Day.

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Idaho

16

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proof of age not required

9-54

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Illinois (minimum age only)

12

10

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Indiana (Exempt except for minimum age or when school is in
session)

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Iowa (law exempts part-time work in agriculture (less than 20
hours a week when school is not in session and less than 14 hours a week while
school is in session) It covers all migratory labor.

Law exempts work in the production of seed, limited to removal of
off-type plants, or tassels and hand-pollinating during June, July and August
for children 14 and over.

8/40, 12 and 13 during non-schoolweek. 8/40 when school not in
session, 14 and 15. 10/50 (60 for wheat, hay and pea harvest) when school not
in session; 4/28 when school in session, 16 and 17.

6

7 in dairy, livestock, hay and irrigation, with one day off every two
weeks, under 18

Wisconsin

18

12

Exempt

Exempt

8/40 schoolday/week: 4 (8 before non-schoolday) /18 (24 school in
session lass than 5 days) under 16. 5 (8 before non-schoolday) /26 (32 school
in session less than 5 days) 16 and 17. Minors 14 through 17 may be employed
outside of school hours in excess of permitted weekly hours during peak periods.
Time and one-half regular rate of pay must be paid after 50 hours per week.

6

12 and 13

*Local minors (permanent
residents) 10 and 11 years old may be employed outside school hours under
prescribed conditions to hand harvest short season crops for no more than 8
weeks between June 1 and October 15 in any calendar year, upon approval by the
Secretary of Labor of an employer’s application for a waiver from the child
labor provisions for such employment. The Secretary of Labor has not issued
such waivers.

Federal: Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) applies
to migrants and local residents regardless of farm size or number of man-days
of farm labor used on that farm.

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16. Numerous occupations have been declared hazardous in
11 categories of employment including among others, operating tractors of
over 20 PTO horsepower; operating or assisting to operate corn pickers, grain
combines, hay movers, potato diggers, trenchers or earthmoving equipment, or
power-driven circular, hand or chain saws; working in a yard, pen or stall
occupied by a stud animal or a sow with suckling pigs; working inside a silo
or manure pit; handling or applying certain agricultural chemicals; and
handling or using a blasting agent such as dynamite or black powder.

Alaska

9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

No specific agriculture HOs. Those of general application
under 18 are considered as covering agriculture where applicable (e.g.
working with power-driven machinery).

Arizona

9:30 p.m. (11 p.m. before non- school day) to 6 a.m.

16 (similar to Federal HOs)

Arkansas

7 p.m. (9 p.m. before non-school day) to 6 a.m. 11 p.m.
before school day to 6 a.m., 16 and 17

No specific agriculture HOs. Those of general application
for under 16 are considered as covering agriculture where applicable (e.g.
working with unguarded belts and adjustable belts)

16, adopts Federal HOs 12 work prohibited in any
agriculture danger zone (areas in or about moving equipment, unprotected
chemicals, and unprotected water hazard).

Colorado

9:30 p.m. to 5 a.m. before school day

No specific agric. HOs. Those of general application for
under 18 are considered as covering agric. Where applicable (e.g. work 20
feet above ground, operation of power-driven machinery).

Connecticut (separate agriculture child
labor law)

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No specific agric. HOs. Those of general application for
under 18 are considered as covering agric. where applicable (e.g. work on
ladders, operation of power-driven machinery).

Delaware (farm work exempt unless performed
in hazardous occupations)

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16 (adopts, by reference, the Federal HOs). Law exempts
those working with adult supervision.

Florida

7 p.m. before school day (9 p.m. during holidays and
summer vacations) to 7 a.m. 11 p.m. to 6:30 a.m. before school day, 16 and
17.

18, operating or assisting to operate a tractor over 20
PTO horsepower, any trencher or earthmoving equipment, forklift, or any
harvesting, planting, or plowing machinery, or any moving machinery. 16,
operation of power-driven machinery.

16 (several), 15 pineapple harvesters prohibited from
being on the harvesting machine or the truck attached to it, 12 prohibited
from using any harvest equipment while engaged in coffee harvesting except
holding hooks which are free of any attachments or accessories and baskets or
containers used to carry coffee berries. They are not allowed to carry loads
in excess of 15 pounds.

Idaho

9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

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Illinois (minimum age only)

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Indiana (Exempt except for minimum age or when
school is in session)

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Iowa(law exempts part-time work in
agriculture) (less than 20 hours a week when school is not in session and
less than 14 hours a week while school is in session. It covers all
migratory labor)

No specific agric. HOs. Those of general application for
under 18 and under 16 are considered ad covering migrant labor where
applicable (e.g. power-driven hoisting apparatus – under 18, power-driven
machinery – under 16).

Maine (exempt if not in direct contact with
hazardous machinery or substances)

Exempt

- (hazardous machinery or substances mentioned in
exemption refers to occupations prohibited under Federal law

Massachusetts

7 p.m. (9 p.m.) July 1 through Labor Day) to 6:30 a.m.

16 operation of saw or cutter on a farm except family
farm; stripping, sorting, manufacturing or packing tobacco

Michigan(exempt except for operations
involving detasseling, rouging, hoeing, or similar in production of seed)

9 p.m. to 7 a.m., 10:30 p.m. (11:30 p.m. on Fridays, Saturdays
and during school vacation periods) to 6 a.m., 16 and 17 if attending school,
11:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., 16 and 17 if not attending school

No specific agriculture HOs. Those of general application
under 18 are considered as covering agriculture where applicable (e.g.
working with power-driven machinery).

Minnesota

9 p.m. to 7 a.m.

18 ( a few) 16 (several including, by reference, the
Federal HOs)

Missouri

7 p.m. (9 p.m. June 1 through Labor Day) to 7 a.m.

No specific agriculture HOs. Those of general application
under 16 are considered as covering agriculture where applicable (e.g.
working with power-driven machinery, ladders, toxic or hazardous chemicals).

Nevada (exempt except for minimum age when
school in session

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New Hampshire

9 p.m. to 7 a.m.

16 (adopts, by reference, the Federal HOs)

New Jersey

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18 (a few) 16 (a few)

New Mexico

9 p.m. to 7 a.m., under 14

No specific agriculture HOs. Those of general application
under 16 are considered as covering agriculture where applicable (e.g.
belted, moving, machinery).

New York

4 p.m. to 9 a.m. day after Labor Day thru June 20. 7 p.m.
to 7 a.m. June 21 to Labor day, 12 and 13.

16, adopts Federal HOs

North Dakota

Exempt

- (Law specifies that minors under 16 are not to be
prohibited from doing ordinary farm work or from operating farm machinery.)

Ohio

7 p.m. (9 p.m. June 1 to Sept. 1 and during 5 or more
school day holiday periods) to 7 a.m. 11 p.m. before school day to 7 a.m. on
school day (6 a.m. if not employed after 8 p.m. previous night) , 16 and 17
if required to attend school.

16 (same as Federal HOs)

Oregon

Exempt

18 (16 with Certificate of Training) operating
power-driven farm machinery of any kind; riding in or on power-driver farm
machinery for the purpose of transporting, sorting, delivering, or otherwise
processing farm products. State adopts Federal HOs.

With parental consent, no age limit for agriculture work,
including operation of power-driven farm machinery. Otherwise, HOs of
general application for under 18 are considered as covering agriculture where
applicable ( e.g. power-driven hoisting apparatus).

Vermont

Exempt

No specific agriculture HOs. Those of general application
under 16 are considered as covering agriculture where applicable (e.g. operating
a machine having an unguarded belt, adjusting belt-driven equipment, and
cleaning machinery).

Virginia

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18 (several) 16 (a few) (Generally the same as Federal
HOs) Children 16 may operate, assist in operating, or otherwise perform work
involving a truck, excluding a tractor trailer, or farm vehicle. Children 14
may perform work as a helper on a truck or commercial vehicle, while engaged
in such work exclusively on a farm.

Washington

9 p.m. to 5 a.m., 12 and 13 when school not in session. 6
p.m. to 7 a.m. (6 a.m. in dairy, livestock and irrigation) 14 and 15 on
school day. 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., 14 and 15 on non-school day. 10 p.m. (9 p.m.
on consecutive school nights preceding a school day) to 5 a.m., 16 and 17.

18 (some) 16 (same as Federal HOs)

Wisconsin

8 p.m. (9:30 p.m. before non-school day) to 5 a.m. 12 and
13. 8 p.m. (11 p.m. before non- school day) to 5 a.m. while school is in
session, 8 hours of rest are required before the start of work the next day.

2 California. Until January 1, 2005, 16 – and
17-year olds in Lake County who are employed in agricultural packing plants may
work more than 48 hours, but no more than 60, in any 1 week with written
approval of the Lake County Board of Education.